Taliban Abduct New York Times Journalist in Afghanistan: Governor

[tekisui]

Source: EarthTimes

Kunduz, Afghanistan - A New York Times journalist visiting the site of the deadly NATO airstrike in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz was kidnapped along with his Afghan interpreter on Saturday, the provincial governor said. The journalist, who went to talk to villagers in Omarkhel village in the Chardarah district was kidnapped by Taliban militants, Mohammad Omar, the provincial governor, told the German Press Agency dpa.

"The journalist, who works for New York Times, and his translator were blindfolded by the militants and taken to unknown location" the governor said, adding that Afghan security forces have began a search operation in the area to track down the kidnappers.

He said the Afghan army soldiers found the journalist's abandoned vehicle in the area.

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/284372,taliban-abduct-new-york-times-journalist-in-afghanistan-governor.html

[tularetom]

1. My suggestion which the NYT will never take me up on

is that they offer to turn Thomas Friedman over to the Taliban in return for the release of this journalist.